Deaton, John Charles MARSHALL -- Memorial services for John Charles Deaton, 50, of Hallsville, will be 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2006, at Mulberry Springs Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Deaton died July 19, 2006, in Longview. Born August 22, 1955, in Houston, he was a heavy equipment mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Mary Sue Strong Deaton; son, John Lucas Deaton; daughter, Sarah Collette Deaton; and sisters, Dolores Holliday Woody, Joyce Gilley, and Bonnie Ray. Online sympathies may be made to the family by e-mail at keithadowns@aol.com. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 7/22/2006.